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Christmas: Advent Cookie Calendar




Source of Recipe


Selena McDevitt


List of Ingredients




9 pieces (8x10�) card stock (1 black, 2 yellow, 2 red, 2 orange, and 2 blue)
scissors
two 22x28� green poster board sheets
ruler
large tip black marker
1 can (11 ounces) all-purpose spray adhesive
1 package of 1� self-stick numbers
craft knife
hot glue gun
plastic wrap


Recipe



Using a light bulb cookie cutter (or draw a template of a Christmas light bulb), cut out 25 bulbs using colored card stock. On the black card stock, cut out a 7x4� rectangle for the stump and set it aside.

On 1 sheet of green poster board, mark the center point (11�) on the board at the top (short) edge. Draw 2 lines from the center point to each bottom corner; cut out the triangle. Using a black marker, draw a thick line, zigzagging down, for �string�.

Using spray adhesive, attach the black rectangle to the bottom of the triangle for the �stump�; attack bulb cutouts, placing them along the �string�. To create advent doors, place self-sticking numbers (1-25) onto bulb shapes. Using a craft knife, cut around the bulb shapes, leaving the bases of the bulbs uncut.

For cookie liners, draw 4� (long) ovals and cut out 25 from remaining poster board. Using scraps, cut twenty-five 10x1/2� wide strips. Working with 1 oval at a time, apply glue along edge of oval; attach a 10� strip. Repeat with remaining ovals and strips.

Apply hot glue to the top edge of the strips and gently press onto the back of each bulb; let the liners set. Wrap small cookies in plastic wrap and place in cookie liners. You can also cut the cookies into Christmas light bulbs to go with the theme.